Contemporary Historical Romance

On the goldfields of 19th-century Australia, two very different girls are trying to escape their past. Violet Hartley has fled from England after a scandalous liaison; now she is angling for a rich husband and a new life. Little Cat is fleeing from her home in Southern China after killing the powerful old man who tried to rape her. Disguised as a boy, she joins the huge Chinese workforce on the goldfields of Victoria. But the son of the murdered man is on her trail, intent on vengeance. Love, sexual desire, violence and financial ambition entwine in this mesmerising saga.

It is 1910. Elizabeth Pennington should be the rightful heir of Bath’s premier department store through her enterprising schemes and dogged hard work. Her father, Edward Pennington believes his daughter lacks the business acumen to run his empire and is resolute a man will succeed him. Determined to break from her father’s iron-clad hold and prove she is worthy of inheriting the store, Elizabeth forms an unlikely alliance with ambitious and charismatic master glove-maker Joseph Carter.

Liverpool, 1935. Kathy Kelling is coming home to Daisy Street from her first day at the High School, longing to tell her friend, Jane, all about it. The Kellings' life becomes a struggle when Kathy’s brother, Billy, has a serious accident. He needs constant attention, and Mrs Kelling must take in lodgers so that Kathy’s schooling does not suffer. When war breaks out, Kathy and Jane are forced to grow up fast. Kathy meets the handsome Alec Hewitt, but he is more attracted to blonde, bubbly Jane. But Fate has not yet finished with Kathy Kelling....

Efter sin fars konkurs og tragiske selvmord befinder Nerita Dunbar sig i en fortvivlet situation. Hun beslutter derfor under falsk navn at tage en stilling som barnefrøken for markisen af Wychbolds seks-årige søn, Anthony, hvis mor har forladt markisen. Men inden længe føler hun sig truet af Anthonys far, der udviser en alt andet end passende interesse for hende ... Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) var en engelsk forfatter til romantiske romaner, der er blevet solgt i adskillige millioner eksemplarer.

Duke é um homem simples com uma vida modesta, mas amou alguém de todo o coração e, para ele, isso sempre foi suficiente. Na clínica de repouso em que vive, Duke se dedica a ler poemas para os outros pacientes, mas, para uma senhora que sofre de Alzheimer–e somente para ela–lê um diário especial à espera de que um milagre aconteça. Nele está escrita a emocionante história de Allie Nelson e Noah Calhoun, dois jovens que descobrem o verdadeiro significado da paixão, mas são separados por uma série de obstáculos e mal-entendidos.

Saddled with Chloe Gresham, his beautiful and irresponsible young ward, Sir Hugo Lattimer, a man driven by dark memories and a tormenting despair, has no intention of caring for her - until he falls in love.

In celebration of true love, here's a Valentine's Day treat--the tale of two star-crossed lovers who can't see that they're perfect for each other....

Die Suche nach dem Paradies lässt den Benediktinerzögling Christoph nicht los, seitdem er vom Garten Eden gehört hat. Er sucht überall, reist von Europa über Kairo bis nach Bagdad. Doch die Suche bleibt ohne Fund, was ihn dazu zwingt enttäuscht nach Europa zurückzukehren. Doch auf der Rückreise passiert ihm Rätselhaftes. Auf einmal scheint er wie durch einen Zauber nicht mehr zu altern. Auf der langen Reise seines Lebens lernt er nun noch mehr Gärten kennen, von der Renaissance, Versailles und vielen mehr.

De la mano de las protagonistas de Un sueño real, Llámame bombón, Ella es tu destino, Un café con sal y Diario de una chirli, te sumergirás en las más apasionadas historias, que te harán creer en la fantasía y que te mostrarán que en ocasiones los más profundos deseos pueden llegar a cumplirse, aunque sea de la manera más inesperada....

The 1982 summer season at Butlins Ayr was over. For Terry McFadden, life couldn't be any better. Those few months did not just change him as a person - they also changed his life. He had just finished working in his dream job as a Butlins Redcoat, where he closed the door on his childhood life, received a major boost to his confidence, and found the love of his life, kitchen assistant Angie Bierman. Now they were back in the “real world”, living on either side of the country. How would their relationship survive during the off season?

Eine Burg, die Geheimnisse, die Liebe und das Schicksal zweier Frauen über die Jahrhunderte miteinander verbindet. Ende des 19. Jahrhundert wird die Burg Weidenau von einem Burgherrn geführt und Raquel wird von ihm als Gesellschafterin eingestellt. Bald schon nähern sie sich an und beide spüren die Leidenschaft zwischen sich. Doch Raquel weiß, dass eine Beziehung zwischen unterschiedlichen Ständen nur dem Untergang geweiht sein kann. Gibt es dennoch Hoffnung für ihre Liebe? Anders ist es für die heute lebende Tessa. Sie und ihr Mann sind frisch verheiratet und kehren nach den Flitterwochen Heim.

Liverpool, 1901. The Tempest family is all but destitute, barely able to put food on the table. When Florrie falls ill with pneumonia and Arthur is imprisoned after a drunken fight, their 13-year-old daughter, Lizzie, finds herself parentless, desperate and alone. Despite her young age, Lizzie has spirit and determination, and she knows that she must find work to keep herself off the streets. In a stroke of luck, she gets a job in the match factory, and foreman George Rutherford takes her under his wing.

The stirring second instalment in Terri Nixon's Penhaligon Saga series. 1910. Anna Garvey and her daughter are still running the Tin Streamer's Arms in Caernoweth, Cornwall, and it finally seems like she has left her tumultuous history behind in Ireland. Meanwhile, Freya Penhaligon has blossomed and is now the object of increasing affection of Hugh, the elder son of the wealthy Batten family.

In Digmore Park, dem herrschaftlichen Familiensitz der Dewarys, verschwindet die Schwester des Lords spurlos. Ist Frederick, der Erbe von Digmore Park, der Mörder? Alles scheint darauf hinzuweisen - doch der junge Mann ist nicht aufzufinden. Als die energische Elizabeth Porter einen neuen, attraktiven Stallmeister einstellt, ahnt sie nicht, wen sie vor sich hat. Wird Frederick seine Unschuld beweisen und das Herz der stolzen Elizabeth erobern können?

Owen Blackthorne is a lone wolf, a man who doesn't need anyone. Then Bayleigh Creed appears on his doorstep, demanding his help in locating her missing brother. Together they head into the desolate West Texas wilderness, a Blackthorne and a Creed, mortal enemies obliged to join forces to survive. Neither counts on the unwanted attraction that draws them together, or the bitter truths that will force them apart--until the ruthless wilderness compels them to make life-and-death choices between family and duty and love.

Summer Blackthorne swore she'd never forgive Billy Coburn for running out on her and their future together. But that was before she found out she wasn't Jackson Blackthorne's child - Billy was. And now the "Blackthorne Bastard" has come home for a final day of reckoning...to the town that damned him and the woman he had always wanted. Only Summer can satisfy the hunger burning deep within him. Only she can help him hold on to his own unwanted son. It will be a marriage of expedience only. Until doubts and mistrust vanish in the heat of passion...and a man and a woman who never stopped loving each other fight bitter blood and impossible odds for a glorious second chance....

Tormented by the deaths of his wife and child, Griffin Blackmoor spends his days drowning his grief in whiskey. But when a bullet that was meant for him kills his best friend, Griffin makes a promise to the dying man that will thrust him back into London Society - and into the path of the one woman who could make his life worth living again. The daughter of a drunkard, Lady Anne Carmichael swore she would never love a man like Griffin Blackmoor.

She is a fragile innocent haunted by memories of her past and by dreams of the man who once shared her secrets...the only man she can ever truly love. Now, in the icy chill of a desert storm, they must find the way back to love together - to rekindle the fire whose healing warmth has drawn them home.

Cassandra Northrup had believed Nathaniel dead - until now. Once she had loved him, given herself to him in the hidden depths of the snow-covered Pyrenees. But then she had betrayed him. Relief at the sight of Nathaniel turns to darkest shame as Cassie sees the hate in his eyes.

Edinburgh, 1937. Attractive, dark-eyed Jinny Hendrie is happy enough in her job in the accounts office of a large bakery - until handsome Viennese cake expert Viktor Linden walks into her life. Although her father and her kindhearted boss, Ross MacBain, warn against it, Jinny is determined to marry Viktor, but when war is declared, all her plans are in ruins. Austria has joined forces with Hitler; Viktor has become an enemy and must return home to fight.